Five thoughts on …. Spurs 110, Rockets 106 1. It would be understandable to consider the Rockets’ fourth-quarter collapse an anomaly. They were unbeaten in their nine previous close games this season. James Harden, who had nine turnovers, has been especially strong late in tight games, making his indecision with the ball late in the […]
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Rockets starting power forward Terrence Jones will be out against the Spurs tonight, the second straight game with a leg contusion. Jones played against Philadelphia Monday night and started feeling pain then. He did not play Tuesday in Miami and did not go through Thursday morning’s shootaround. Forward Donatas Motiejunas is expected to start in […]
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The Rockets move from facing the Miami Heat, one of the NBA Finalists of the past two seasons, to facing the San Antonio Spurs, the other Finalist and the reigning league champions. There is a difference, as the Rockets carried a five-game losing streak in Miami into Tuesday’s game and have a five-game winning streak […]
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In the Rockets preseason pursuit of a defense that would not embarrass the offense when seen together in public, there had been signs of progress. There were issues, especially when the second unit took the floor, but the intensity and effort that were so often infrequent visitors had seemed to take hold. Then the Spurs […]
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By Brian Mahoney Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — No cramps, no problems for LeBron James. And with their superstar making it to the finish this time, the Miami Heat bounced back from a loss, just as they always do in the playoffs. “Obviously, having No. 6 in the game at the end was a plus […]
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About last night and other things. The Spurs tweaked the starting lineup, moving in a shooter that did not make a shot, and everything changed as San Antonio easily won Game 5 over the Thunder. Matt Bonner probably will not be celebrated for his impact as Serge Ibaka was for his when he returned to […]
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Rest time could be over. The Spurs goal now moves to being playoff “sharp.” After 80 games stuffed with 62 wins in which Spurs coach Gregg Popovich carefully ensured his veteran team would stay healthy and well-rested, another goal crept into his planning heading into tonight’s game against the Rockets. With the postseason less than […]
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Rockets guard James Harden, the NBA’s top scorer against the Spurs the past two seasons, was ruled out of tonight’s game because of a sore left thumb Harden had 16 points in the fourth quarter of both Rockets wins in San Antonio this season and is averaging 30 points per game against the Spurs since [...]
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Though the Rockets could not deny there was something different about games against the Spurs –whether it’s because they are games against the top team in the state, division, conference and sometimes league – they could not view tonight’s meeting as special for any of those reasons. The losses to the Grizzlies cost them that [...]
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The Rockets have not won a season-series against the Spurs since 1996-97 when Tim Duncan was still a Wake Forest senior, but could clinch the season series with a win on Tuesday at Toyota Center. Houston won the first two games this season easily in San Antonio. “Each game is different,” Rockets center Dwight Howard [...]
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